Titan Class
Sentinel Subclass: Bring Back the Helm of Saint-14 and Make Ward of Dawn More Useful
The Sentinel is in a pretty great spot right now in Destiny 2. It’s both tanky, and powerful in PvE, and is a force to be reckoned with in PvP. A well-placed Shield Throw in either game mode can be absolutely devastating. This is especially true in competitive game modes in Crucible, where players tend to like to stick close together to get team-kills. It doesn’t need any balancing right now.
But still, that doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun thinking about how to make Sentinels even better, right? Right now the Ward of Dawn could use a little love. Removing Weapons and Blessing of Light was a good idea because it was too helpful and everyone would likely go back to using Ward of Dawn instead of Shield Throw if that was brought back. However, what we really miss is the Helm of Saint-14 and its blinding potential. Bring back the Helm of Saint-14 as an exotic helmet for fans of Ward of Dawn. Having that option in the mix would create some interesting situational choices for Sentinels. When defending an area, Ward of Dawn with the blinding effect could be very useful, while Shield Throw would be better for pushing forward, attacking a boss, and crowd control.
Striker Subclass: A Boost Versus Bosses
Back in the original Destiny, Striker suffered from being a one trick pony. Able only to clear a small group of enemies with Fist of Havoc while not doing enough on majors/ultras. For the most part, it was regulated to PvP play. Now in Destiny 2, the Striker is in much better shape. Its super has been upgraded to match other crowd control specialists with its shoulder charge and ability to slam more than once. It has made the Striker a force to be reckoned with in PvE and an absolute monster in PvP.
That said, where the Striker still struggles is against bosses and ultra enemies. Fist of Havoc is OK but not as great as others. We don’t want to break Striker and make it do everything it does now but also be as effective on bosses like a subclass such as Gunslinger but an exotic armor piece could do the trick. Something similar to Celestial Nighthawk perhaps. Allow it to revert the Fist of Havoc back to its original form from Destiny 1, but turn it into a borderline nuclear weapon that can deal strong damage to bosses and leave a devastating electrical field in its wake.
Sunbreaker Subclass: More Support and Tank Capabilities
The Sunbreaker is an interesting spot where it’s effective in both PvE and PvP but not necessarily at the top in either situation. Still, it doesn’t have a lot of glaring issues. In Destiny 1, the Sunbreaker could act as a DPS and a support class of sorts with its defense stripping melee. It can still do all of that, but a lot of abilities have been split between the two trees in Destiny 2. Assuming that Bungie isn’t going to just combine it again, we’d like to see them enhance its support and tank roles a bit.
On the top tree, the melee ability has been rendered less effective than its counterpart in Destiny since it can now only be used after sprinting, making it more difficult to pull off. It wears off quite quickly especially considering you have to wait for the animation to finish and get yourself reoriented after pulling off the move. This effect should ideally last long enough for both the Sunbreaker and its teammates as well to take full advantage of considering the amount of risk the Sunbreaker has to take to pull this off on an enemy worth using it on.
Also Sunspots, they are pretty cool in Destiny 2, but they could be better. Right now they greatly enhance a Sunbreaker’s DPS but it should greatly increase its defense as well. While the recharge is pretty great, in a high stress/mobile situation, it may not be worth rooting yourself down. It would be though if chilling in that Sunspot made you incredibly difficult to kill. This could open up opportunities to turn Sunbreaker into a true, out in the open tank while the fires are burning and vary its playstyle beyond just heavy DPS like it is currently.
